2. Design of data quality assurance procedures and tools, formative supervision tools, design of surveys including sampling and questionnaires.
3. Ensuring that monitoring data is systematically used by project staff to strengthen implementation in a timely fashion.
• Using Helen Keller’s approval guidelines related to surveys and research, provide guidance and support to SIHSA’s staff in design and conducting baseline, midterm and endline surveys to ensure project learnings and alignment to donor requirements. This will include a review of sampling methodology, questionnaire design, analysis plans, and final reporting.
• Lead the mid-term review of SIHSA, impact assessment, final evaluation, and develop SIHSA monitoring plan with relevant data collection systems.
2. Implementation of M&E and Coordination
• Ensure that SIHSA’s monitoring plan is updated consistently to inform project progress and performance.
• Lead all SIHSA’s M&E initiatives, including monitoring data quality and tracking the progress of the project towards targets.
• Lead regular review meetings to assess progress against set targets, and provide recommendations based on internal policies, USAID’s regulations and the Activity timeline.
• Lead in the identification and implementation of key performance indicators (KPI) as well as monitoring them throughout the duration of the Activity.
• Lead project staff on ways to properly document, organize and capture SIHSA progress.
• Keep abreast of developments in grant/Activity changes and progress to advise and recommend tools and strategies to increase the Activity’s performance and results.
• Perform regular field visits to ensure the quality of data collected by SIHSA’s staff and to verify the accuracy of reported data.
• Lead in undertaking research and assessments.
• Ensure that verifiable data analysis is shared with relevant stakeholders to inform SIHSA review.
• Identify lessons learned and develop case studies to capture qualitative outputs of the Activity.
• Represent Helen Keller Intl at national and/or international level coordination forums.
Required Qualifications/Competencies
• Minimum of a master's degree in a quantitative field (economics, development economics, statistics, biostatistics, applied sociology, anthropology, or other relevant subject) with significant training in quantitative methods.
• At least seven years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of and experience with USAID monitoring and evaluation requirements, and of USAID sanctioned indicators.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement monitoring and evaluation systems for public health programs in low and middle-income countries, including selecting appropriate indicators for program activities and ensuring timely data collection, analysis and reporting.
• Experience in developing results frameworks, logical frameworks, program impact pathways or similar tools for project design and implementation is required.
• Proven expertise in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, as well as strong understanding and ability to guide the design and implementation of operations research and surveys.
• Demonstrated understanding of the health management information systems in low- and middle-income countries. Experience using digital data collection technologies (e.g., ODK, CommCare) and the DHIS2 information system preferred.
• Demonstrated track record in promoting the dissemination and use of data, including the ability to write policy briefs and articles for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
• Demonstrated ability to build M&E capacity of other staff, and the range of ways in which this can be conducted and assessed.
• Technical knowledge of nutrition programming is preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including active listening skills, the ability to communicate effectively across cultures, and to negotiate effectively with internal and external colleagues.
• Collaborative, flexible and solution-oriented.
• Demonstrable respect for all persons regardless of religion, ethnicity, class or gender, with a high comfort level working in a diverse environment with a demonstrated commitment to high professional ethical standards.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, fluency in Kiro is highly desirable.
To Apply
Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to hki.recruitment@hki.org Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
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